Re: [v2 0/2] Add driver for BOE tv110c9m-ll3 panel

[Doug Anderson]

Hi,

On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 6:41 PM yangcong
<yangcong5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Sam,
>   This driver support boe tv1110c9m-ll3 and inx hj110iz-01a panel.The IC chip is used NT36523, which is a new IC.
>
> 1: panel-boe-tv101wum-nl6.c driver cannot meet the timing requirements of the current two panel.
>
> 2: The screen cannot be work in HS mode, panel-boe-tv101wum-nl6.c will switch to HS mode when boe_panel_enter_sleep_mode.
>
> static int boe_panel_enter_sleep_mode(struct boe_panel *boe)
> {
>         struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi = boe->dsi;
>         int ret;
>
>         dsi->mode_flags &= ~MIPI_DSI_MODE_LPM;
>         ...
>         ...
> }

It's really up to Sam how he wants to proceed here, but certainly you
could support things with the existing driver even if there are
differences. In general you can add more things to the `struct
panel_desc` in the driver and then make them different for your panel.
Look, for instance, at `discharge_on_disable`. Not all panels
supported by this driver do that, so you could support your "cannot
work in HS mode" in a similar way.

For the timings, you could also add another bit to the `struct
panel_desc` to select a different delay for your panel or (if it's
just a small delay) you could just increase it across the board. I
guess you need a 10 ms delay instead of a 5 ms delay in probe? I'd
just make it 10 ms across the board and call it done. Similarly looks
like something needs .5 ms => 1 ms. Again, this is likely fine across
the board for all panels.

Unless Sam comes back and says "no, wait, keep it two drivers!" then
I'd suggest that you post a new version that works as Sam suggests. In
the worst case if having it combined into one driver looks too ugly
then we can always go back to a split driver.

-Doug